New Moon Visibility Predictions for the Next Six Months

S. No Hijri Month 1st of Islamic month in Details

Pakistan on

1 Rabi-us-Sani, 1434 12th February 2013 Rabi-us-Sani, 1434

2 Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 1434 14th March 2013 Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 1434

3 Jamadi-us-Sani, 1434 12th April 2013 Jamadi-us-Sani, 1434

4 Rajab, 1434 12th May 2013 Rajab, 1434

5 Shaaban, 1434 10th June 2013 Shaaban, 1434

6 Ramadan, 1434 10th July 2013 Ramadan, 1434

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 PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF RABI-US-SANI 1434 AH
AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 11-02-2013
(Conjunction on 10th February at 12:20 PST)
TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE MOON MOON FRACTION SUN
MOONSET & ELEVATION AZIMUTH LUMINOSITY AZIMUTH
STATION SUNSET
(sunset)

Hours Minutes Degrees Degrees %

Degrees

Karachi
1 13 15.0 258.2 2 255.1
(18:24)

Quetta
1 15 15.4 257.2 2 254.9
(18:17)

Lahore
1 14 15.1 257.0 2 254.8
(17:46)

Islamabad
1 16 15.3 256.4 2 255.2
(17:48)

Peshawar
1 17 15.4 256.3 2 254.2
(17:53)

Jiwani
1 16 15.3 258.2 2 254.2
(18:46)

Gwadar
1 13 15.2 258.3 2 255.6
(18:43)

Remarks: Moon would be sighted in Pakistan on 11-02-2013

• Time difference between sunset and moonset >60 minutes
• Moon elevation at the time of sunset > 10.0 degrees
• Fraction luminosity=2%

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 PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF JAMADI-UL-AWWAL 1434 AH
AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 12-03-2013
(Conjunction on 12th March at 00:51 PST)
TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE MOON MOON FRACTION SUN
MOONSET & ELEVATION AZIMUTH LUMINOSITY AZIMUTH
STATION SUNSET
(sunset)

Hours Minutes Degrees Degrees %

Degrees

Karachi
0 38 7.5 270.5 1 267.0
(18:40)

Quetta
0 42 7.9 269.5 1 266.8
(18:38)

Lahore
0 41 7.8 269.2 1 266.9
(18:08)

Islamabad
0 42 7.8 268.9 1 266.9
(18:13)

Peshawar
0 43 7.8 268.9 1 266.8
(18:19)

Jiwani
0 39 7.7 270.4 1 266.4
(19:02)

Gwadar
0 39 7.7 270.4 1 266.5
(18:59)

Remarks: Moon may not be sighted in Pakistan on 12-03-2013

• Fraction luminosity=1%

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 PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF JAMADI-US-SANI 1434 AH
AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 11-04-2013
(Conjunction on 10th April at 14:35 PST)
TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE MOON MOON FRACTION SUN
MOONSET & ELEVATION AZIMUTH LUMINOSITY AZIMUTH
STATION SUNSET
(sunset)

Hours Minutes Degrees Degrees %

Degrees

Karachi
0 59 11.9 280.1 1 279.8
(18:53)

Quetta
1 03 13.6 278.4 1 279.4
(18:53)

Lahore
1 02 11.6 279.2 1 279.2
(18:29)

Islamabad
1 04 11.8 278.9 1 279.8
(18:35)

Peshawar
1 04 11.7 280.9 1 280.9
(18:42)

Jiwani
1 01 12.2 280.0 1 280.2
(19:12)

Gwadar
1 08 12.1 280.0 1 280.7
(19:12)

Remarks: Moon would be sighted in Pakistan on 11-04-2013

• Time difference between sunset and moonset > 40 minutes
• Moon elevation at the time of sunset >6.0 degrees
• Fraction luminosity=1%

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 PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF RAJAB 1434 AH
AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 10-05-2013
(Conjunction on 10th May at 05:28 PST)
TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE MOON MOON FRACTION SUN
MOONSET & ELEVATION AZIMUTH LUMINOSITY AZIMUTH
STATION SUNSET
(sunset)

Hours Minutes Degrees Degrees %

Degrees

Karachi
0 25 4.6 287.9 0 290.0
(19:06)

Quetta
0 25 4.3 288.5 0 291.0
(19:16)

Lahore
0 25 4.1 288.7 0 291.2
(18:48)

Islamabad
0 25 4.0 289.1 0 291.3
(18:57)

Peshawar
0 25 4.1 289.1 0 292.2
(19:04)

Jiwani
0 26 4.6 287.9 0 290.1
(19:26)

Gwadar
0 25 4.5 288.0 0 290.1
(19:26)

Remarks: Moon may not be sighted in Pakistan on 10-05-2013

• Fraction luminosity=0%

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 PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF SHAABAN 1434 AH
AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 09-06-2013
(Conjunction on 18th June at 20:56 PST)
TIME DIFFERENCE MOON MOON FRACTION SUN
BETWEEN THE ELEVATION AZIMUTH LUMINOSITY AZIMUTH
MOONSET &
STATION SUNSET
(sunset)

Hours Minutes Degrees Degrees % Degrees

Karachi 296.0
0 34 6.3 288.7 1
(19:21)

Quetta 297.4
0 32 5.6 289.4 1
(19:33)

Lahore 297.9
0 31 5.2 289.8 1
(19:07)

Islamabad 297.4
0 30 5.0 290.1 1
(19:17)

Peshawar 296.4
0 30 4.9 290.2 1
(19:24)

Jiwani 295.8
0 35 6.5 288.6 1
(19:43)

Gwadar 298.9
0 35 6.5 288.6 1
(19:40)

Remarks: Moon may be sighted in Pakistan on 09-06-2013

• Fraction luminosity=1%

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 PARAMETERS FOR THE NEW MOON OF RAMADAN 1434 AH
AT THE TIME OF SUNSET ON 08-07-2013
(Conjunction on 08th July at 12:14 PST)

TIME DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE MOON FRACTION MOON SUN
MOONSET & ELEVATION LUMINOSITY AZIMUTH AZIMUTH
STATION SUNSET
(sunset)

Hours Minutes Degrees % Degree Degree

Karachi
0 4 -1.6 0 284.6 295.3
(19:25)

Quetta
0 7 -2.1 0 291.0 296.4
(19:37)

Lahore
0 9 -2.5 0 291.7 297.2
(19:11)

Islamabad
0 10 -2.8 0 292.3 297.9
(19:21)

Peshawar
0 10 -2.7 0 292.5 297.8
(19:28)

Jiwani
0 4 -1.6 0 289.6 296.9
(19:48)

Gwadar
0 4 -1.6 0 289.6 296.9
(19:45)

Remarks: Moon would not be sighted in Pakistan on 08-07-2013

• Time difference between sunset and moonset < 15 minutes
• Moon elevation at the time of sunset < 0.0 degrees
• Fraction luminosity=0%